15 - 28 May 2017

The Asia-Pacific Weeks Berlin are Germany's largest event series related to Asia. Asia-Pacific is a region with enormous growth rates. The aim of the Asia-Pacific Weeks Berlin is to provide a forum for the exchange of major topics between Berlin and the Asia-Pacific region. The central subject of the Euro-Asian dialogue is startups and their pro-innovation ecosystems. Further topics are business and politics, science and research, and culture and society. All events taking place during the Asia-Pacific Week address these themes in various forms: workshops, panels, expert-led tours and exhibitions.

Motto of the Asia-Pacific Weeks 2016: Smart Cities

The motto of the Asia-Pacific Weeks in 2016 was "Smart Cities". It is suspected that the global future will be marked by an ever greater degree of urbanization. Therefore, essential topics addressed by the 2016 edition of the Asia-Pacific Weeks was the use of energy and other resources in cities. Another discussion point was the opportunities offered by large cities: Their level of efficiency to provide favorable overall conditions for economic growth and productivity. The events highlighted solutions for these challenges which can all be achieved by the cooperation of business, government, administration and politics. The thematic focus of the 2017 edition will be digitization.

The Asia-Pacific Weeks Berlin are organised by the Asia-Pacific Forum Berlin e.V. (APFB) in close cooperation with the Senate Department for Economics, Technology and Research and with Berlin Partner GmbH. The event takes place every two years.